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Virginia City,MT - Madison County - 1866-1877 - Orem, John "Con," Business License Documents *Territ

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Virginia City,MT - Madison County - 1866-1877 - Orem, John  Con,  Business License Documents *Territ
Lot of 8. 1: Lic. No. 2842 issued March 19, 1866 for the operation of an unnamed saloon (possibly "The Champion"). Granted March 17 to June 17, 1866. Virginia City, MT. $50. Location believed to be where Orem bought drinks for his patrons after his 185 round boxing match with Hu8gh O'Neil. Fine. 2: Lic. No. 1692. Expiration "Jany 13, 1867". $50. Possibly for his theater business. Fine. 3: Lic. No. 3622. "Dance House" business. Issued April 17, 1866. Granted March 1, 1866 for a period of "Seven Nights." $35. Fine. 4: Lic. No. 2197. Issued Sept. 16, 1865. Granted for Aug 20-Sept. 20, 1865. $50. 5: Lic. No. 2196. "Retail Liquor Dealer". Issued Sept. 16, 1865. Granted July 20-Oct. 20, 1865. Fine. 6: Lic. No. 3621. Issued April 17, 1866. "Minstrelle Troupe". Theater License. Granted Apr. 14-May 14, 1866. 7: Lic. No. 1702. No issue date. Expires Nov. 13, 1866. Possibly for his theater business. Signed by the county collector. 8: Lic. No. 2088. No issue date. Expires Dec. 15, 1866. $50. Possibly for his theater business. Fine. These documents show the variety of entrepreneurial enterprises of "Con" Orem in Virginia City, MT. Though only in the area for roughly three years, his impact throughout the early Montana Territory is evident in this collection. After leaving the scene in 1867, his last known business, his saloon, was seized for tax revenue and the building was eventually raized. Though Orem's businesses seem to have vanished from the Montana Territory in a rather short period of time, his colorful personality and his desire to entertain his patrons shows in the variety of remaining documents exhibited in this collection.